About this Research Topic
The igneous activity of the lunar crust and mantle dominates the internal structural stratification of the Moon, which is influenced by typical processes such as compositional differentiation, rotation, and external impact events. The extensive lunar exploration activities carried out over the decades have yielded a vast amount of remote sensing, gravity, magnetic, electric, seismic, and thermal exploration data, providing an opportunity for the challenging task of analyzing the internal structure of the Moon.
Utilizing core elements such as gravity, magnetism, electricity, seismic activity, and heating, historical exploration data (including the Chang'e series), and ranging data are used to construct a series of models related to the layered internal structure of the Moon. Subsequently, the characteristics and formation mechanisms of the Moon's layered structure are analyzed. Furthermore, major events in the extensive evolutionary history of the Moon are evaluated, and a new theoretical framework for lunar evolution is proposed to achieve a breakthrough in understanding the Moon's thermal evolution.
We invite contributions spanning a wide range of topics within the realm of the layered internal structure and evolutionary process of the Moon using multi-source data, including but not limited to:
• Lunar Dynamics Elements and Tectonic Evolution: Studies on the physical fields of the Moon, rotational dynamics, and remote sensing of the lunar surface to establish and test models for analyzing the physical celestial translation and lunar earthquakes, as well as the structure of the lunar inner sphere.
• Layered Structure of the Moon: Integrating lunar observation data and using boundary value theory to invert the layered internal structure of the Moon, studying the kinematic characteristics of lunar deformation and its relationship with dynamic evolution mechanisms.
• Major Lunar Events and Modeling: Studies on the evolution of major events in local areas and the equilibrium theory of multiple physical fields on the Moon.
• Surface Elements and Igneous Activities: Integrating multi-model and experimental approaches to further understand the relationship between surface elements and igneous activities.
Utilizing core elements such as gravity, magnetism, electricity, seismic activity, and heating, historical exploration data (including the Chang'e series), and ranging data are used to construct a series of models related to the layered internal structure of the Moon. Subsequently, the characteristics and formation mechanisms of the Moon's layered structure are analyzed. Furthermore, major events in the extensive evolutionary history of the Moon are evaluated, and a new theoretical framework for lunar evolution is proposed to achieve a breakthrough in understanding the Moon's thermal evolution.
We invite contributions spanning a wide range of topics within the realm of the layered internal structure and evolutionary process of the Moon using multi-source data, including but not limited to:
• Lunar Dynamics Elements and Tectonic Evolution: Studies on the physical fields of the Moon, rotational dynamics, and remote sensing of the lunar surface to establish and test models for analyzing the physical celestial translation and lunar earthquakes, as well as the structure of the lunar inner sphere.
• Layered Structure of the Moon: Integrating lunar observation data and using boundary value theory to invert the layered internal structure of the Moon, studying the kinematic characteristics of lunar deformation and its relationship with dynamic evolution mechanisms.
• Major Lunar Events and Modeling: Studies on the evolution of major events in local areas and the equilibrium theory of multiple physical fields on the Moon.
• Surface Elements and Igneous Activities: Integrating multi-model and experimental approaches to further understand the relationship between surface elements and igneous activities.
Keywords: Surface geology, Layered internal structure, Evolution process, Geophysical exploration, Remote Sensing, Moon
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